File concepts for parallel I/O

The subject of I/O has often been neglected in the design of parallel computer systems, although for many problems I/O rates will limit the speedup attainable. The I/O problem is addressed here by considering the role of files in parallel systems. The notion of parallel files is introduced. Parallel...

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Published in:Proceedings of the 1989 ACM/IEEE conference on Supercomputing pp. 574 - 579
Main Author: Crockett, T. W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 01.08.1989
IEEE
Series:ACM Conferences
Subjects:
Computer applications
Computer architecture
Computer systems organization > Architectures > Serial architectures > Stack machines
Concurrent computing
Design engineering
Hardware
Information systems > Information storage systems > Record storage systems > Record storage alternatives
NASA
Parallel processing
Power engineering computing
Software and its engineering > Software organization and properties > Contextual software domains > Operating systems > Communications management > Input > output
Software and its engineering > Software organization and properties > Contextual software domains > Operating systems > File systems management
Software and its engineering > Software organization and properties > Contextual software domains > Operating systems > Process management > Concurrency control
Standards organizations
System software
ISBN:9780897913416, 0897913418
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Summary:The subject of I/O has often been neglected in the design of parallel computer systems, although for many problems I/O rates will limit the speedup attainable. The I/O problem is addressed here by considering the role of files in parallel systems. The notion of parallel files is introduced. Parallel files provide for concurrent access by multiple processes, and utilize parallelism in the I/O system to improve performance. Parallel files can also be used conventionally by sequential programs. A set of standard parallel file organizations is proposed, based on common data partitioning techniques. Implementation strategies for the proposed organizations are suggested, using multiple storage devices. Problem areas are also identified and discussed.
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ISBN:9780897913416
0897913418
DOI:10.1145/76263.76328